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Aidan NICHOLS. A Key to Balthasar: Hans Urs von Balthasar on Beauty, Goodness, and Truth. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011. pp. 115. $17.99 pb. ISBN 978-0801039744.
Reviewed by Anne M. CARPENTER, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233

David J. ENDRES. American Crusade: Catholic Youth in the World Mission Movement from World War I through Vatican II. Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2010. pp. 197. $23.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-60899-071-9.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, Rhode Island.

Stanley HAUERWAS. War and the American Difference: Theological Reflections on Violence and National Identity. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2011. pp. xvii + 188. $19.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3929-4.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

John Howard YODER. Spiritual Writings. Selected with an Introduction by Paul Martens and Jenny Howell. Modern Spiritual Masters Series. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 176. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-157075-935-2.
Reviewed by Richard B. STEELE, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA 98119

John P. HITTINGER, editor. The Vocation of the Catholic Philosopher: From Maritain to John Paul II. Washington DC: The American Maritain Association. Distributed by the Catholic University of America Press. Pp. 263. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-9827119-0-3.
Reviewed by Win WHELAN, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure NY 14778

Dominic ROBINSON. Understanding the “Imago Dei”: the thought of Barth, von Balthasar and Moltmann. Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2011. pp. 175. $99.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-7546-6770-4.
Reviewed by Reviewed by Patricia SHARBAUGH, St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA 15650

Elizabeth RAPLEY. The Lord as Their Portion, the Story of Religious Orders and How They Shaped Our World. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011. pp. 337. $24.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6588-5.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141

John N. SHEVELAND. Piety and Responsibility: Patterns of Unity in Karl Rahner, Karl Barth, Vedanta Desika. Surrey, England: Ashgate, 2011. ISBN 1409409958. 217 pp. HC. $89.95.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057

Edward L. CLEARY. The Rise of Charismatic Catholicism in Latin America. Miami: University Press of Florida, 2011. pp. 308, hardback. ISBN 978 0 8130 3608 3.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, T6G 2J5

Lisa A. KEISTER. Faith and Money: How Religion Contributes to Wealth and Poverty. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, pp. 248. $27.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-521-72110-3.
Reviewed by Matthew T. LOVELAND, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY 1324.

Gustavo GUTIÉRREZ. Spiritual Writings. Selected and with an introduction by Daniel G. Groody. Part of the Modern Spiritual Masters Series. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 256. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-947-5.
Reviewed by Andrew PREVOT, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46545.

Stephen J. ROSSETTI. Why Priests are Happy: A Study of Psychological and Spiritual Health of Priests. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 2011, pp. 237. $18.95 pb. ISBN-10 1-59471-274-3 ISBN-13 978-1-274-6.
Reviewed by Jay R. FEIERMAN, University of New Mexico (retired).

James CONE, The Cross and the Lynching Tree. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 202. $28.00 hb. ISBN 978-1-57075-937-6.
Reviewed by Andrew PREVOT, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46545.

Eduardo C. FERNANDEZ, Mexican-American Catholics. New York: Paulist Press, 2007, 185 pages. The third book in The Paulist Press Pastoral Spirituality Series, edited by Rev. Peter C. Phan and Daniel Mulhall.
Reviewed by James CAVENDISH, University of South Florida

Tom ROBERTS, The Emerging Catholic Church: A Community’s Search for Itself. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis press, 2011. pp. 204. $24 pb. ISBN 978 1 57075 946 8.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, T6G 2J5

Dd Amos YONG, Theology and Down Syndrome: Reimaging Disability in Late Modernity. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 2007. Pp. xiii-450. $39.95.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Christian SMITH, Kari Christoffersen, Hilary Davidson, and Patricia Snell Herzog. Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Pp. 284. $27.95. Hb. ISBN 978-0-19-982802-9
Reviewed by Patricia WITTBERG, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 425 University Blvd. Indianapolis, IN

William T. CAVANAUGH, Migrations of the Holy: God, State, and the Political Meaning of the Church. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2011. 200 pages. $18.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6609-7.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH 43560

James M. FRABUTT, Anthony C. HOLTER, and Ronald J .NUZZI, Research, Action, and Change: Leaders Reshaping Catholic Schools. Notre Dame, IN: Alliance for Catholic Education Press, 2008. pp. 291. ISBN 978-0-9788793-6-5.
Reviewed by Mary L. GAUTIER, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007

Mark and Louise ZWICK, Mercy Without Borders: The Catholic Worker and Immigration. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2010. pp. 272. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4689-5.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI.

Tricia Colleen BRUCE, Faithful Revolution: How Voice of the Faithful is Changing the Church. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. pp. 215. $49.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-19-538584-7.
Reviewed by Melissa CIDADEM, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University, DC 20007

Anthony LE DONNE, Historical Jesus: What Can We Know and How Can We Know It? Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2011. Pp. xiv + 146. $12.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6526-7.
Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Mary Margaret FUNK, OSB, Lectio Matters: Before the Burning Bush Through the Revelatory Texts of Scripture, Nature and Experience. New York, London: Continuum, 2010, pp 180, $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-1141-15169-8.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

William HARMLESS, S.J., editor, Augustine In His Own Words. Washington D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2010. pp. 496. $34.95 pb. ISBN 78-0-8132-1743-7.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63208

Phyllis ZAGANO, Women & Catholicism: Gender, Communion, and Authority. Palgrave Macmillian, 2011, pp. 203. ISBN-978-0-230-11164-6.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032

Edward T. OAKES, S.J., Infinity Dwindled to Infancy: A Catholic and Evangelical Christology. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2011. pp. xii + 459. $44.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6555-7.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Lisa D. PEARCE and Melinda LUNDQUIST DENTON, A Faith of Their Own, New York. Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 200. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-19975389-5.
Reviewed by Noelle MOLLER, 505 Sandra Lane, Cary, IL 50013

Claudette LaVERDIERE, MM, On the Threshold of the Future: The Life and Spirituality of Mother Mary Joseph Rogers, Founder of the Maryknoll Sisters. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 160. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-942-0.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, Rhode Island, 02906.10032

Paul O’CALLAGHAN, Christ Our Hope: An Introduction to Eschatology. Washington, DC: CUA Press, 2011. Pp. xvi + 358. $34.95 pb. ISBN 9-780813-218625.
Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Hans KUNG, What I Believe. London: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2010. pp. 205. $24.95 hc. ISBN 9781441103161.
Reviewed by Michael J. TKACIK, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida 33574

Mark HATHAWAY and Leonardo BOFF, The Tao of Liberation: Exploring the Ecology of Transformation. Foreword by Fritjof CAPRA. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2009. pp. xiii + 403. $26 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-841-6.
Reviewed by Mary-Paula CANCIENNE, RSM, Georgian Court University, 900 Lakewood Ave., Lakewood, NJ 08701

Paul COLLINS, Judgment Day: The Struggle for Life on Earth. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. xii + 291. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-920-8.
Reviewed by John SNIEGOCKI, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 47207

Russell A. BUTKUS and Steven A. KOLMES, Environmental Science and Theology in Dialogue. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 244. $26.00. pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-912-3.
Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532

Luke Timothy JOHNSON, Sharing Possessions: What Faith Demands. Second Edition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011. Pp. 170. $19.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-0399-3.
Reviewed by David CLOUTIER, Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD, 21727

Chris McGILLION and John O’CARROLL, Our Fathers: What Australian Catholic Priests Really Think About Their Lives and Their Church. Mulgrave, Vic (Australia): John Garrett Publishing, 2011, ISBN 9781920682262, 200 pages with appendices.
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph’s College, University of Alberta

Michael WALSH, The Cardinals: Thirteen Centuries of the Men Behind the Papal Throne. MI: Eerdmans, 2011. pp. 256. $23.00 pb. ISBN: 978-0-8028-2941-2.
Reviewed by Richard GREBENC, St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL 60655

Richard WOODS, Meister Eckhart: Master of Mysteries. London: Continuum, 2011. pp. 190. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-1441-13442-4.
Reviewed by Jonathan YEGGE, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Daniel MCDONALD, SJ, editor, Catholic Social Teaching in Global Perspective. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. xxii + 218. $17.24 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-896-6.
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John HEAGLE, Justice Rising: The Emerging Biblical Vision. . Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. xviii + 188. $13.98 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-884-3.
Reviewed by Joel WARDEN, The Brooklyn Oratory of St. Philip Neri, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

Stephen B. BEVANS and Roger P. SCHROEDER, Prophetic Dialogue: Reflections on Christian Mission Today. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 194. $35.00. ISBN 978-1-57075-911-6 (pbk.).
Reviewed by Robert E. WRIGHT, Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX 78216

Steven BOUMA-PREDIGER, For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care. 2nd edition. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010, pp. xvi + 240. $24.99. ISBN 978-0-8010-3695-8.
Reviewed by Tobias WINRIGHT and Katherine NEWMAN, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108

Agbonkhianmeghe E. OROBATOR, editor, Reconciliation, Justice, and Peace: The Second African Synod. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 250. $40.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-87075-918-1 (pbk).
Reviewed by Nathan R. KOLLAR, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618

Michael L. BUDDE and Karen SCOTT, editors, Witness of the Body: The Past, Present, and Future of Christian Martyrdom. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2011. pp. x + 228. $22.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6258-7.
Reviewed by Nathan A. LUNSFORD, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 53233.

David J. O’BRIEN and Thomas A. SHANNON, editors, Catholic Social Thought: The Documentary Heritage. Expanded Edition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 816. $30.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-891-1
Reviewed by Eric VANDEN EYKEL, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233

David R. BROCKMAN and Ruben L.F. HABITO, editors, The Gospel Among Religions: Christian Ministry, Theology, and Spirituality in a Multifaith World. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. Pp.240. $34.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-899-7.
Reviewed by Fran LEAP, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 15601

Carol J. DEMPSEY and SHAPIRO, Elaine J., Reading the Bible, Transforming Conflict. Maryknoll, Orbis Books, pp. x, 229. 2011. $26.00 pbk. ISBN 978-1-57075-914-7.
Reviewed by Christopher RUPERT S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.

Prosper GRECH OSA, An Outline of New Testament Spirituality. Grand Rapids / Cambridge: Eerdmans, pp ix, 140. 2011. $18.00 pbk. ISBN 978-0-8028-6560-1.
Reviewed by Christopher RUPERT S.J., LaStorta Jesuit Residence, 2320 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, ON L1X 1V4.

Irene FOSI, Papal Justice: Subjects and Courts in the Papal State, 1500-1750. Translated by Thomas V. Cohen. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2011. Pp. xi + 272. $29.95 pb. ISBN 9780813218588.
Reviewed by Moni MCINTYRE, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282

R. PO-CHIA-HSIA, A Jesuit in the Forbidden City, Matteo Ricci, 1552-1610. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. pp.359. $57.50 hard cover. ISBN 978-0-19-959225-8.
Reviewed by Jill RAITT, University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63108

Pierre HEGY, Wake Up, Lazarus! On Catholic Renewal. Bloomington: iUniverse, Inc., 2011. 316 pp. Paperback. $22.95.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057

Edward SHORT, Newman and His Contemporaries. New York: T&T Clark International, 2011. pp. 530. $32.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-5670-2689-7.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Ilia DELIO, The Emergent Christ: Exploring the Meaning of Catholic in an Evolutionary Universe. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2011. 197pp. $22.00 pbk. ISBN 978-1-57075-908-6.
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Mary Katherine BIRGE, Brian G. HENNING, Rodica M. M. STOICOIU, and Ryan TAYLOR, Genesis, Evolution, and the Search for a Reasoned Faith. Winona, MN: Anselm Academic, 2011. 133 pp. pbk. ISBN 978-0-88489-755-2.
Reviewed by Jane E. LINAHAN, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY 14778

Peter A. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Editors, Christ Jesus and the Jewish People Today. New Explorations of Theological Interrelationships. Foreword by Walter Cardinal Kasper. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011. Pp. [i]-xxxii + 302. $36.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6624-0.
Reviewed by Guy C. CARTER, Diocesan Institute, Harrisburg Catholic Diocese, P. O. Box 229, Etters, PA 17319-0229

Adele J. GONZALEZ, Life is Hard but God is Good: An Inquiry into Suffering. New York: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 170. $16.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-926-0.
Reviewed by Brian M. DOYLE, Marymount University, Arlington, VA 22207

Charles E. CURRAN, The Social Mission of the U.S. Catholic Church: A Theological Perspective. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2011. pp. 196. ISBN 978-1-58901-743-6.
Reviewed by Richard SHIELDS, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, ON, Canada

Ron AUSTIN, Peregrino: A Pilgrim Journey into Catholic Mexico. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010. Pp 219. $19.99 pb ISBN 978-0-8028-6584-7.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, 502 West 165 Street, New York, NY 10032

Virgilio ELIZONDO, Spiritual Writings, edited by Timothy Matovina. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2010. Pp. 190. $18.oo pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-865-2.
Reviewed by James R. KELLY, Prof. Emeritus, Sociology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458

Jim FOREST, All is Grace, a biography of Dorothy Day. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 344. $27.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-921-5.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Isabel MOREIRA and Margaret TOSCANO, editors,, Hell and Its Afterlife: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2010. pp. 266 + xvi. $99.95 hb. ISBN 978-0754667292.
Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO 64110

Francis X. CLOONEY, SJ, The New Comparative Theology: Interreligious Insights from the Next Generation. New York: T&T Clark, 2010. pp. 208. $ 29.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-567-14137-8
Reviewed by Erik RANSTROM, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Denys TURNER, Julian of Norwich, Theologian. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2011. pp. 262 +xxvi. $40.00 hc. ISBN 978-0-3001-6391-9.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Richard ROHR, A Lever and a Place To Stand: The Contemplative Stance, The Active Prayer. New Jersey: Hidden Spring, 2011. pp.128. $15.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-58768-064-9.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906.

Robert SPITZER, New Proofs for the Existence of God: Contributions of Contemporary Physics and Philosophy. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010. pp. 319. $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-6383-6.
Reviewed by Leo MADDEN, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio, 43219

A. James REIMER, Christians and War: A Brief History of the Church’s Teachings and Practices. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2010. pp. 192. $8.00. ISBN 978-0-8006-3819-1.
Reviewed by Jordan Daniel WOOD , Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108

James MARTIN, S.J., This Our Exile: A Spiritual Journey with the Refugees of East Africa. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1999, 2011. pp. 219. $18.00 pb. ISBN: 978-1-57075-923-9.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906

John J. COLLINS, The Scepter and The Star: Messianism in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Grand Rapids, MI/ Cambridge, U.K., William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.1995, 2010 (second edition). pp 298, $28.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-3223-8.
Reviewed by James ZEITZ, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas 48207

Gavin T. COLVERT, editor, The Renewal of Civilization: Essays in Honor of Jacques Maritain. Washington,. DC: American Maritain Association. pp. 321. $24.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-9669226-9-1
Reviewed by Kathleen BORRES, Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650

Gregory BOYLE, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion. New York: Free Press, 2011. pp. 217.$14.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-4391-5315-4.
Reviewed by Arthur J. KUBICK, Providence, RI 02906

Ursula KING, The Search for Spirituality: Our Global Quest for a Spiritual Life. New York, NY: BlueBridge, 2008. pp xi, 244. $13.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-933346-27-4
Reviewed by  Hans GUSTAFSON, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91711

Donald S. SWENSON, Society, Spirituality and the Sacred: A Social Scientific Introduction. Second Edition. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009, ISBN 978 0 8020 9680 7
Reviewed by Richard RYMARZ, St Joseph's College, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2J5

Edwin MULLINS, The Popes of Avignon: A Century in Exile.. New York, NY: BlueBridge, 2008. x + 246 pages. $14.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-933346-32-8.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

William J. O’MALLEY, The Wow Factor: Bringing the Catholic Faith to Life. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011. pp. 180. $16.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-927-7.
Reviewed by Stephen OKEY, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Michael Paul GALLAGHER SJ, Faith Maps: Ten Religious Explorers from Newman to Joseph Ratzinger. New York: Paulist Press, 2010. pp. 158. $16.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-8091-4698-7.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

Lieven BOEVE and Gerard MANNION, editors, The Ratzinger Reader: Mapping a Theological Journey. New York: Continuum, 2010. xvii + 286 pp., $34.95, paperback, ISBN: 978-0-567-03214-0.
Tracey ROWLAND. Benedict XVI: A Guide for the Perplexed. New York: Continuum, 2010. x + 202 pp., $22.95, paperback, ISBN: 978-0-567-03437-3.
Reviewed by Patrick HAYES, Redemptorist Archives, Brooklyn, NY, 10029.

Andrew McCARTHY, Francis of Assisi as Artist of the Spiritual Life: An Object Relations Theory Perspective. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2010. pp. 274. $39.95 pb. ISBN 978-0-7618-5250-6.
Reviewed by Stephen PARKER, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA 23464

Patrick W. CAREY, Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ: A Model Theologian. New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2010. Pp. xxv + 710. $49.95 hc. ISBN: 978-0-8091-0571-7
Reviewed by John V. APCZYNSKI, St. Bonaventure University (retired), St. Bonaventure, NY 14778-0012

James F. PUGLISI, editor, How Can the Petrine Ministry Be a Service to the Unity of the Universal Church? Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2010. pp. 369. $40.00 pb. ISBN 978-0-8028-4862-8. 
Reviewed by  Kathleen BORRES, Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, PA 15650

James CONE, A Black Theology of Liberation: Fortieth Anniversary Edition. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1986, 1990, 2010. pp. 166. $20.00 pb. ISBN978-1-57075-895-9, paperback.
Reviewed by LaReine-Marie MOSELY, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 6061

Miriam ADENEY, Kingdom Without Borders: The Untold Story of Global Christianity. Illinois, InterVarsity Press, 2009, pp.294. ISBN-978-0-8308-3849-3.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032

Victor GENKE & Francis X. GUMERLOCK, editors and translators, Gottschalk & A Medieval Predestination Controversy: Texts Translated from the Latin. Mediaeval Philosophical Texts in Translation, Volume 47. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2010. pp. 250. $29.00 pb. ISBN 0-87462-253-0.
Reviewed by Gregorio MONTEJO, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233

Stephen PROTHERO, God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World—and why their Differences Matter. New York: Harper One, 2010. Pp. 342. $26.99 hc. ISBN 978-0-06-157127-5.
Reviewed by Oswald John NIRA, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 78207

David MECONI, editor, Frank Sheed & Maisie Ward: Spiritual Writings. Modern Spiritual Masters Series. Series edited by Robert Ellsburg. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. 190 pages. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-887-4.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Raimon PANIKKAR, The Rhythm of Being. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010, 413 pp. HC. $50.00.
Reviewed by Peter C. PHAN, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057

Patricia LAMOUREUX and Paul J. WADELL, The Christian Moral Life: Faithful Discipleship for a Global Society. New York: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 306. $30.00 pb. ISBN978-1-57075-881-2.
Reviewed by Christine FLETCHER, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532

Karl BECKER & Ilaria MORALI, editors, Catholic Engagement with World Religions, a comprehensive study. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 500. $45.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-5707-828-7.
Reviewed by Francis BERNA, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA 19141

Sister Wendy BECKETT, Real Presence: In Search of the Earliest Icons. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. 138 pages. $25.00 hc. ISBN 978-1-57075-898-0.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Thomas F. MICHEL, A Christian View of Islam, S. J.. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2010. 214 pages. $34 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-860-7.
Reviewed by Daniel A. ROBER, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458

Thomas J. NORRIS, A Fractured Relationship: Faith and the Crisis of Culture. Hyde Park, NY: New City Press, 2010. 267 pages. $19.95 pb. ISBN 978-1-56548-331-6.
Reviewed by Robert P. RUSSO, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Mark ALLMAN & Tobias WINRIGHT, After the Smoke Clears: The Just War Tradition & Post War Justice. NY: Orbis Books, 2010. pp. 220. $20.00 pb. ISBN 978-1-57075-859-1.
Reviewed by Peter BEISHEIM, Stonehill College, North Easton, MA 02357

Margaret A. FARLEY, Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics. New York and London: Continuum, 2006. Pp. xiii + 322. $29.95. ISBN 0-8264-1001-4.
Reviewed by Tobias WINRIGHT, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63108

AUGUSTINE, On the Free Choice of the Will, On Grace and Free Choice, and Other Writings, edited by Peter King. Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. pp. 264. ISBN 978-0-521-00129-8.
Reviewed by Jeffrey KIRCH, C.PP.S., Saint Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, IN 47978

Rik van NIEUWENHOVE and Joseph WAWRYKOW, editors, The Theology of Thomas Aquinas Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame, 2005. Pp. xx + 472. $35.00 pb (2010). ISBN 978-0-268-04364-3.
Reviewed by Benjamin BROWN, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH 43560

Robert SCOTT, Miracle Cures, Saints, Pilgrimage, and the Healing Powers of Belief. Berkley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2010. Pp. 180. ISBN 978-0-520-26275-1 (cloth.alk.paper)
Reviewed by Dr. Jane POWER, 11 McColl Rd, Mont Albert North, Victoria, Australia 3129

Mari Rapela HEIDT, Moral Traditions: An Introduction to World Religious Ethics. Winona MN: Anselm Academic, 2010. pp. 116. ISBN 978-0-88489-749-1.
Reviewed by Andrew T. McCARTHY, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Ln, Paxton MA 01612

Philip ROUSSEAU, Ascetics, Authority, and the Church in the Age of Jerome and Cassian. 2nd edition. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2010. pp. 304. $30.00 pb. ISBN 10: 0-268-04029-X.
Reviewed by Maureen Beyer MOSER, 12 Woodlot Road, Eastchester, NY 10709

Leroy SEAT, The Limits of Liberalism: A Historical, Theological, and Personal Appraisal of Christian Liberalism. Liberty, MO: 4-L Publications, 2010. pp. 288 + xi. $29.95 paperback. ISBN 978-1-60594-475-3.
Reviewed by Wilburn T. STANCIL, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, M) 64110.

John Henry NEWMAN, Two Essays on Biblical and Ecclesiastical Miracles. Introduction and notes by Geoffrey Rowell. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2010. pp. 512. $40.00 hb. ISBN 978-0-268-03607-2.
Reviewed by Ryan MARR, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103

J. Andrew DEARMAN, The Book of Hosea. The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2010. pp. 408. $45.00. ISBN 978-0-8028-2539-1.
Reviewed by Robert GNUSE, Loyola University, New Orleans

Curtis MITCH & Edward SRI, The Gospel of Matthew. Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture Series. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010. pp. 383. $21.99 pb. ISBN 978-0-8010-3602-6.
Reviewed by Eric VANDEN EYKEL, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233

Diana Fritz CATES, Aquinas on the Emotions: A Religious-Ethical Inquiry. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2009. pp.x + 288. $29.95 pb. ISBN 978-1589015050.
Reviewed by Francis J. CAPONI, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085

Amy HANSON, Baby Boomers and Beyond: Tapping the Ministry Talents and Passions of Adults over Fifty. San Francisco, A Wiley Print, Jossey-Bass, 2010, pp.206, ISBN 978-0-470-50079-8.
Reviewed by Anneris GORIS, La Esperanza Center, New York 10032

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